Different Methods of Asexual Reproduction in Plants

This is the most common method. Here, a new plant grows entirely from the vegetative parts of the old plant (Roots, Stems, or Leaves).

• From Roots: A sweet potato or dahlia root buried in the soil will sprout roots and become a new plant.
• From Stems: The 'eyes' on a regular Potato are actually stem buds. If you cut a potato piece containing an eye and plant it, a whole new potato plant grows. Sugarcane and Rose bushes are also grown by simply cutting their stems and planting them.
• From Leaves: The Bryophyllum plant has tiny, fully-formed baby plants growing on the edges of its leaves. When the leaf falls on wet soil, each baby plant grows roots.

In microscopic plants like Yeast (a single-celled fungus), a small bulb-like projection called a 'bud' grows directly on the side of the parent cell. It grows larger, eventually detaches itself, and becomes an independent, new yeast cell.

This happens in simple algae found in ponds, like Spirogyra.

• When the pond has enough water and nutrients, the long, ribbon-like body of the Spirogyra simply breaks (fragments) into two or more pieces.
• Every single broken piece immediately grows into a complete, full-sized adult plant.

This is how non-flowering plants like Ferns, Mosses, and Bread Mould (Fungi) reproduce.

• The plant produces millions of microscopic, tough seeds called 'Spores'.
• These spores have a thick, hard protective wall that helps them survive extreme heat or dryness.
• The spores float in the wind. When they land on a wet, warm surface (like a piece of wet bread), they germinate and grow into a new fungus.